The Goldens

Blitz at four months.
“Is that a grouse I see?”
Whoop whoop
It must have hurt to be that cute. Makes me kind of misty.
Blitz
At a stop near Rye Patch Reservoir to stretch their legs, Sailor wanted to explore every smell.
“Squirrel, gotta go!”
A happy girl. Blaze and Hunter.
Nellie and Blitz.
Me: “Well, what do you think?” Bliss: “Sniff, sniff.”
Blitz loves a shaded fuelbreak. So many sticks, so little time.
Water Break, Nellie and Blitz.
Blitz finds a fish for me. “Hey Blitz that one is dead.”
She took to the water right away.
Teka with the wind in her face.
Bliss
The forester’s dog and the loggers dog.
Blitz is happiest while doing her work.
My sons and Nellie.
Blitz joyfully returns with a bird.
Once she was back home again she made the best of it.
Blitz spots for me. She has seen this all before.
My oldest son, Chris with his girl Nellie. This was her last pheasant season.
Nellie.
“Hey lazy dog, you’re sleeping on my sketchbook!”
The Doctor Bob released her to come back to camp for our last night.
Blitz steal a stick from her mom.
When we got home she had to go back into the hospital.
The pack!
Yes I know it’s about hauling logs Blitz, but now you’re just showing off.
May 5, 2001
Hawk during his last pheasant season.
Nellie and Blitz
Well this isn’t going well.
Bliss, Tasha and Sailor in Montana.
Sailor and Kinta find this whole adventure thing quite exhausting.
Blitz sits on the same stump in 2014.
Ponderosa burn fire salvage. Santee.
Sunset from our campsite in Idaho on the second night.
Bliss at Dog Creek.
Blitz and Nellie taking a break for a swim at Lake Prairie
“Don’t you make that face at me Blitz…you are a bad dog!”
Kinta is the truck dog today, since Blitz had a doctors appointment.
Looking good.
We didn’t know it yet, but Bliss was one sick puppy. She had chewed a toxic mushroom in the morning. In the afternoon we knew something was wrong and headed for the vet.
On the Trinity River.
Blitz chills after an exhausting day of events. “Don’t get up Blitz, but I need to get into the refrigerator!”
Blitz and Teka out in the woods.
“Kinta you are not the photo editor!”
Squirrels tremble in her presence!
Sailor thinks Phanny should shake somewhere else.
Blitz’s last hunt with us.
Hunter and Blaze in a sea of Ponderosa pine tree. Blitz got the day off so instead a photo of Hunter, Blitz’s dad, and Aunty Blaze.
This was the site of the Little Giant Mill log deck.
Bliss says to beware of predators hiding along the riverbank!
Blitz says, her critical period is pheasant season.
Teka Playing in the snow
Bliss loves to play and Tasha isn’t immune.
Phanny on the run! As usual.
Bliss, feeling much better after a swim.
Feel the love.
On the Upper Sacramento River.
Mary and Tom dog visiting Nellie at the Vet’s office. She was one sick pup, but it sure perked her up seeing us.
Blaze impatiently waits for her driver.
Nellie and Blitz
Just hanging out.
Blitz would prefer to ride up front.
From left to right, Tasha, Phanny, Bliss and Sailor.
Blitz giving her best regal pose.
You had to know this would happen.
“Can I get out of the truck please.”
Bliss and Tasha in the Sierra.
Blitz on a water retrieve.
Redtail’s Nitro Nellie just being “Boopie”
Bliss, Sailor and Tasha the three amigos.
“A Forester and his Dog”‘ pen and ink.
This looks like trouble, Bliss and Phanny!
February 19, 2006
Teka and Blitz were busy plotting against His Excellency!
Doug and Teka.
Tasha and Bliss at Sly Park Reservoir.
Blitz
Sailor and Kinta are ready for an adventure.
Blitz the happy dog.
The girls are loaded up and ready to roll.
Catching a nap.
There’s gold under that rainbow.
Blitz has a lively pheasant.
The golden streak! Teka.
Time for the boys to watch from afar.
She loves playing with her buddy Sailor.
Bliss
Teka was born to hunt birds.
Teka stares forlornly at a beautiful pair of Canada geese.
Mixing the canine color palette. Teka and Blitz with their lab friends.
Blitz with her bag.
After a security sweep by Blitz it was determined that this log deck was clear of ferocious jack rabbits.
Phanny joined us for some pre-season scouting.
Tasha enjoys a romp in the Nevada desert. lots of room to run.
Nellie
Bliss at the Gallatin River, Montana. The Gallatin River is a tributary of the Missouri River.
Bliss is helping with the log quality control. She offer to take care of the tiny log and left me the big ones.
Flying high.
Pine seedlings in a burn restoration. That’s me with Blaze and Hunter in 2006.
She was still that little puppy at heart.
Looking down the hill at our pond with Sailer, Tasha and Bliss.
Hunter motto was “It’s good to be Hunter!”
Blitz grazes during a break.
Divya’s portrait of Blaze and Hunter.
Nellie In Watercolor
Blitz and Teka came too. There were lots of dogs in attendance.
That’s not a flower either, but it is wild.
Blitz know that she better be rolling in the snow while she still can.
Don’t be deceived by this angelic face. This puppy is wild little rascal.
I had a companion on this day. Tessa, our friends dog got to be a forester’s dog for a day.
On the road home and Blitz is dreaming of ducks.
Blitz gets a “little” love. 🙂
Me and Blitz.
And hunting buddies
It just doesn’t seem right to not end this post with a picture of Blitz. She’s still here in spirit.
October 23, 2013
Meet Skidder, and no he’s not my dog. He belongs to the logging crew I was visiting. Yes, I gave him back.
Big pine in the Coast Range.
Blitz says, “Can’t trust em’, they remind me of cats!”
Phanny and Bliss playing in the Yellowstone River.
In the twilight.
Teka and Blitz train for the hunt tests.
It seems Blitz is not impressed. 😦
Blitz decided she would just wait in the truck during. She figured the bear would be full after a yummy forester meal.
Blitz, the red dog!
Teka can’t wait for her turn. She stakes out my truck.
Hunter and the big pine.
The race is on! Teka.
August 6, 2006 — April 25, 2014
Nellie loves her sticks.
Blitz and Teka romp in the snow.
Mary and Blitz take a stroll on the beach.
Blitz
This is where we escape. Mary give Blitz a snuggle.
Nellie
Bliss one year old.
Phanny swimming!
The morning ritual, ” Hey I need some attention here!” Nellie.
Blitz loved the woods.
Hawk and Blitz were best buddies.
Hawk
It’s a race.
Blitz goes back to what she does best.
Blitz loves the snow.
Bliss: “Rarr Rarr Ruff!!!” Me: “Everyone’s a critic. Maybe next time I’ll let the sleeping dog lie.”
Tasha and Bliss stop for a drink.
With Burney Mountain in the background, Nellie strikes a lovely pose. She is one of my favorite models. Nellie is very co-operative and will work for dog biscuits.
Being a forester’s dog is exhausting.
Blitz likes a good ride along, but don’t take her seat!
Refreshing. Nellie.
Teka and her person, Doug.
Phanny decide the desert was good place to run and frolic!
Tim, Teka and Blitz.
A soft seat after a busy day feels so good. Blitz
Blitz and Teka on the beach near Brookings.
Nellie in her youth at Iron Canyon Reservoir.
Thanks Kinta! I’m glad you needed to go potty this morning.
Hunter in 2002
Phanny, Bliss, and Tasha decided Mary makes for good playground equipment.
The consumate stick dog.
The big stick contest. Blitz and Nellie

32 thoughts on “The Goldens”

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  3. Oh my gosh!! Every one of these was wonderful! That first picture of Nellie is still a favorite that I’ve seen here. There are five dogs in one picture. Did you really have five dogs at one time? We had four, but only have one left. I pine for more dogs. Blaze and Hunter up close are adorable, I love Blaze on the truck cab, and your artwork is so good. Really enjoyable, Tim.

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  5. I just come from Yvonne who posted a poem for you. Pictures of your dogs are wonderful. I lost two of my dogs recently, Lady was 7 and Fanny who died in January 14. I still have a little fellow of 12 years’ old. I am glad I found your blog

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  7. Your dogs are lovely. They have lovely color!!! In Sweden our Goldens are usually much lighter. It is a nice combination: dogs an watercolors 🙂 Like that!

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    • Thanks you so much. We definitely favor the red golden retrievers. Our dogs are hunting dogs and run in events. Most goldens that come from hunting lines here favor the darker colors, but there are many that are lighter too. We have raised them for many years and enjoy thier company enormously. I can see by your blog that you too enjoy your dogs very very much. 🙂

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  9. Lovely rich red coloured goldies, in UK they are more cream coloured, though we do get some real ‘goldies’ more the working strain as yours appear to be. lovely pictures with each one telling a story.

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  12. Hey Tim,
    LOVE the beautiful pictures 🙂 We would love to know if you and Mary are still breeding… Our 10 year old Red Tail golden, Kona is precious to us and looking to add another someday to our family. Thank you for your time.

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  14. We bought a lighter Golden puppy a few years ago when our daughter first came to live with us out of foster care, but my husband and son are the ones who became obsessed with her. She is such an amazing dog. Yours are gorgeous.

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